92) Mary Phagan Factory Worker who was Murdered on the Job; her Death Reignited Anti-Semitic and Racist Fervor Throughout Georgia Born: c1900, Florence, Alabama, United States of America Died: 26 April 1913, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America Instead of having a Wikipedia page about herself there is one for the man convicted of killing…
91) Guy Taylor Retired US Marine who played Taps Every Night Born: 13 July 1932, Jonah, Texas, United States of America Died: 7 February 2017, Most Likely Texas, United States of America Guy owned the Stork Club in Galveston, Texas and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He played Taps every…
“If you had a husband like mine you would do more than [darn his socks] for him.” 91) Ida Straus She and Her Husband were New York Socialites who Boarded RMS Titanic at Southampton and Never Reached New York Born: 6 February 1849, Worms, German Confederation (Present-day Worms, Germany) Died: 15 April 1912, The Atlantic…
90) Sir Arthur H Rostron KBE, RD, RNR Captain of the RMS Carpathia on that Fateful April Night Born: 14 May 1869, Bolton, United Kingdom Died: 4 November 1940, Southampton, United Kingdom Commodore for the Cunard Line and Congressional Gold Medal Recipient; Arthur was captaining the Carpathia when Titanic sank. Therefore, he was responsible for…
90) Mary Rogers She was a Famous New York City Cigar Girl Before She was a Murder Victim Born: 1820, Lyme, Connecticut, United States of America Died: 28 July 1841, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America Her body was found floating on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River and it appeared she…
89) Justin Wren MMA Fighter & Humanitarian Born: 27 April 1987, Dallas, Texas, United States of America Justin’s record in the UFC was 15-2 but after six years of battling depression and addiction he stepped away from fighting to find a higher purpose. He found some of the forgotten people of the Pygmy Tribe (The…
89) Jean Paul Advocate for the Indigenous People of Canada Born: 10 January 1926, Surrey, United Kingdom Died: c Jan 1992, New Brunswick, Canada During World War II at the age of sixteen she met and fell in love with Charley Paul who was serving in the Canadian Armed Forces. Charley was a Maliseet Indian…
88) Theodore Roosevelt Jr. The only General to land with the First Wave at Utah Beach during D-Day—and he did it while waving his cane because of his arthritis! Born: 13 September 1887, Cove Neck, New York, United States of America Died: 12 July 1944, Méautis, France Original Name: Theodore Roosevelt III Son of President…
88) Helen Keller Advocate and Educator who Rose Above Being Deaf and Blind to Become Internationally Celebrated Born: 27 June 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States of America Died: 1 June 1968, Easton, Connecticut, United States of America She was also a co-founder of the ACLU. When Helen was nineteen months old, she became ill—most likely…
87) Father James Coyle Roman Catholic Priest Murdered for Performing an Interracial Marriage Born: 23 March 1873, Drum, Ireland (Presnet-day Drum, Republic of Ireland) Died: 11 August 1921, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America The marriage was between a white girl and a Puerto Rican man, and the murderer was the white woman’s father. She…